MSc Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security at Royal Agricultural University

Programme overview

Equips students for roles with governments, research organisations, NGOs, companies and farms responding to challenges in agriculture and food, covering resource exploitation, poverty alleviation, rural development and the ethics of policy. The cohort is international.

Duration: 1 year full-time or 2+ years part-time | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Intake: January 2027 (September entry also available) | Location: Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Five core modules (integrated agricultural systems, research skills, international rural development, poverty and food security, managing global soils in a changing climate, with facing the global challenges in food and agriculture) plus three electives, followed by a dissertation research project.

Career pathways

Graduates enter production, policy, research and consultancy careers with bodies such as the UN, FAO, government departments, NGOs, research institutes and academia.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or an equivalent professional qualification and/or experience; non-standard applications are considered case by case and an interview may be required. IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent) for applicants whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,000 a year (2026/27). MSc full-time; part-time fees are pro rata by modules taken. Source

International applicants: GBP 22,000 a year (2026/27). MSc full-time; part-time fees are pro rata by modules taken. Source

Intake: January 2027 (September entry also available)

Duration: 1 year full-time or 2+ years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.rau.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/applying

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